Combined coat and hat rack



Feb. 7, 1928.

G. PETERSON COMBINED COAT AND RACK wie..

www W Patented Feb. 7, 192s.

,UNITED j STATES l erronea PETERSON, "or CHICAGO, ILLINOIS COMBINED oAr.

My invention relates to .combined coat and hat racks and has 'for' its primaryobjeet a provision of a coat afndflhatjrack for use in hotels, clubs -and the where coats and ,f hatsV are checked, I4andi? "comprises means',`

whereby coats and hats are placed u )on the rack in' such positions that4 one chec given tothe customer identifies'the coat and hat, and furthermore providing hat spaces which- 19 correspond to numbered spacesuipon the' rack so that it is vimpossible for the checker i to make errors in vpassing out the coats and 1 hats,- land also assisting the checker in quickly removingthechecks from the rack. A further object of my inventionis a pro?k visionv of a combined Ycoat-and' hat rack adapted forv use illhotels andthe like, which is portable and `which is adapted to be easily moved -romfone place to vanother, to rmeet vthe@require'riients of hotelhsfrwhere various rooms are'usedfor dining tee-king POSQS'. "1 r.' i i A further object; ofgm ...invention '1s provisionv of acombined je at'rand hatrack 5 which is capable' of beingsliipped or stored in knock-down c onditionyandwhich can be -set up without the use of particular tools'fnr a great deal of labor, thus effecting a saving in freight rates, and which, futhermore,"can be knocked down for storage purposes and placed' away in 'compact manner without occupying a great deal of space.`-

Another Jfurther object-,Lof my invention a provision of a 'combined coat and hat rack which is simple fin'construction, which is easily and cheaply manufactured, and which provides a combined portable coat and hat rack, thus avoiding the necessity ofA checking the hats in onerplace and coats in another.

These and other objects of my invention will be more fully and better understood by reference to the accompanying drawings, and? in which-: v A Figurel is a side elevational view of my improved construction;

Figure 2 isan end elevational view of the 1 device shown; in Figure 1*, and particularly in detail illustrating one of the 'units making up the rack; y

Figure?) is an elevational view of one of the customers? Checks;

Figure 4 is ak detailed. view, partially in 'sectionand pa ially in elevation, showing fori Shipping and Storage Purposes,`

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how the 'identifying andv customers checks are-.each secured to the rack; and

Figure 5 is a detailed View. of one of the 'permanent numbers applied tothe rack. i

Referring` now specifically tothe. drawings, andin which reference characters refer Lto like parts throughout and particularly to Figure 2,jwhich is an end elevational view,

of the rack and in which Vone of the units used -to make up the completes'tructure is shown: a pair of posts' .10 and 11 areprovided, which are connected at their bottom endsby a cross member 12 to which a .pair i manner, Theposts at their u .and 18A in spaced relation' with each other, .eac h...oi said rods vhaving small pipes 19, ,19l Y. through which; the said rods extend `and r` which act as spacers 1 between the posts 10` 11d 11, these rods the Spacers, together iththe posts and base heretofore described, `forming a unit which ywith two other like vunits form the frame for my' improved coat and hat rackwhen they are` knockedi'down Referring now particularly-toFigure 1,

fa plurality of units .20, 21 and 22;,such as- I have heretofore described, vis provided, and which areplaced in spaced relationA with each other, with a pair of longitudinally extending bars 23 and 24 which are secured to lthe bases 12, 25 and 26 by means of bolts having nuts 27, 27, these members 23 and 24 serving to brace and hold the units at the bottom. A. pair of angularl disposed brace rods 28 and 29 are provide, which are secured at their lower ends to the base, members 12 and'26 and and at their upper ends are secured to a rod- 30 :corresponding tov the rod 15 heretofore "described,A The units 20, l21 and 22 are placedin spacedrelation with each other and have on each side therean`d=32 having spacing blocks 33 and 34 provided, b ymeans of which Vthe angle bars Vofcastersl and 14 are applied in the usual er ends are i of'1ongitudinally .extending angle bars 31 Extending longitudinally of the rack and supported bythe rods is a hat shelf composed of a plurality of spaced members rod 1G. these spaces also being divided in the same manner as heretofore described. Another pair of hat shelves are provided which are supported by the rods 17 and 18, these shelves being constructed and divided in Y exactly the 'same manner ashas been described heretofore.

lt will thus be understood that between each or" the units 20 and 21 thereisprovided upon one side ot' the rack spaces for twelve hats and also twelve coats upon the racks 32, and at the opposite side thereof space is provided Vfor an equal p number of hats and coats, so that upon one ot the unitsillustr'ated in Figure 1` ytortyeightfcoatsand hats can be placed. Upon ythe outermost member 38 on the lowcrshelt is provided a row of hooks 44, 44, having a removable check positioned thereon, the check 45 beingV illustrated in elevation in Figure ELI each 'of said hooks being positionedv` immediately adjacent one ot the notches in the hanger support members. At-

tached tothe outer. redge ot' the member 8S is a plate'46 illustrated in detail in Figure, the said plate 46 and the check 45 corresponding in number, which for purposes of illustration is shown in the drawing as `number 12. vtfhen a ,customer checks his coat it is placed upon ahanger which is placed in one of the notches 37, which it will be noted are immediately adjacent one ot the hooks 44, thecheck 45 is removed from the ho'olrand given'to the customer, and his hat is -placed in corresponding numbered compartment on oneof the upper shelves, and which it will be noted is numbered by the plates 46, 4G being positioned thereon at the proper places, these numbers corresponding to numbers of the hooks 44 and Spaced Lesaase checls45, so that when a coat is checked the hanger containingv the coat is placed in the proper notch in one ot" the bars 37 and the hat is placed in the corresponding numbered compartment above. A'. plurality ot bars 47, 47 are provided which divides each of the hat'shelves longitudinally .and Jforms a part.v

ot' the hat receiving compartment on cach shelt'. f p

ln operation of the device it is understood that for shipping purposes and the like the vertical units are huilt in the shop and shipped in-knocked-down condition, so that when the racks arev set up it is only necessary to put the upper shelves in the proper position and to put the bottom braces. 23` and 24 in place together with the diagonally extending braces 28 and 29, when the rack can. be setV up and used very quickly;v

and also for shipping purposes `very little space is needed either tor shipment or for storage purposes.

lThough a preferred embodiment of the present invention has been described in def tail, it will be clear that many modilications maybe made without departing from the scope of the invention. lt is 'intended to Coverall such `modifications that fall within.

the scope of the invention as defined bythe appendedk claim.

l claimt` A combined coat and .hat rack comprising `in'combination a supporting frame, a pair of longitudinally extending coat supporting rails carried by said frame and having notches in the upper sides thereof adapted to receive the hooks of coat hangers, aV plurality of-hat supporting shelves carried .by said frame, a dividing member extending longitudinally of said shelves and a plurality ot transverse dividing members on said shelves, saidemembers dividing thc shelves into com partments, the' compartments being so related to the notched rails that a compartment corresponding to each notch is located above said notch, and hooks positioned adjacent said notches, said hooks being adapted to removably hold identifying indicia.

Signed at Chicago, illinois, this 19th day of August, 1925,

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